One Last Thing to Do

Before Doug and I bought our home in Ocala, we had it checked out by a home inspector.  Overall, the house passed without any issues, but there were a few items that the inspector said needed to be addressed within a few years of purchase.  Doug and I accepted the home with those conditions and after we bought it, we came up with a list of items that we would like to do in order of importance.  

Since that time period, Doug and I checked off painting the outside of the house, purchasing a new roof, replacing the air conditioner and several more home projects from our list.  This summer I realized that there was only item left - replacing the turn off valves under the sink that had corroded.  It wasn't a big project, but an important one to avoid future broken pipes or leaks.  Finding a plumber was easy as I planned to use the same one that installed our sink and garbage disposal last spring when we replaced the kitchen counters. He came out last week to give me a quote.  During the inspection, he also noted that three of the faucets leaked and recommended replacing those as well.  I had no problem with that as I had noticed the small leaks earlier this year.  

The plumber planned to bring the piping and the turn off valves but recommended that I buy the faucets myself to save money.  It took multiple trips to Lowe's to find the ones that worked best with our sinks.  It also took the plumber two trips to our home to complete the work.  Today, the project was finally complete, and it looked better than I thought it would.  Although it was a relief to not have to worry about the plumbing anymore, the best part was crossing that last item off of our to-do list.